Public Reading of Scripture (PRS) is the biblical practice of listening to (reading) the Bible together.
Five Pillars of PRS
In Community
1 Timothy 4:13 (NIV)
Until I come, devote yourself to the public reading of Scripture to preaching and teaching.
Listening
Revelation 1:3 (ESV)
Blessed is the one who reads aloud the words of this prophecy, and blessed are those who hear, and who keep what is written in it, for the time is near.
Whole Bible
Matthew 4:4 (NKJV)
But He answered and said, "It is written, 'Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds from the mouth of God.'"
Regularly
Psalm 1:2 (NKJV)
But his delight is in the law of the Lord, And in His law he meditates day and night.
High Quality
Nehemiah 8:8 (NKJV)
So they read distinctly from the book, in the Law of God; and they gave the sense, and helped them to understand the reading.
PRS Examples in the Old Testament
Exodus 17:14a (ESV)
Then the Lord said to Moses, “Write this as a memorial in a book and recite it in the ears of Joshua,…
Exodus 24:7a (ESV)
Then he took the Book of the Covenant and read it in the hearing of the people.
Deuteronomy 31:11b (ESV)
You shall read this law before all Israel in their hearing.
Jeremiah 36:6b (NIV)
Read to the people from the scroll the words of the Lord that you wrote as I dictated.
PRS Examples in the New Testament
Luke 4:16b (NKJV)
And as His custom was, He went into the synagogue on the Sabbath day, and stood up to read.
Acts 15:21 (NIV)
For the law of Moses has been preached in every city from the earliest times and is read in the synagogues on every Sabbath.
Colossians 4:16a (ESV)
And when this letter has been read among you, have it also read in the church of the Laodiceans;…
1 Thessalonians 5:27 (ESV)
I put you under oath before the Lord to have this letter read to all the brothers.
How Long Does It Take to Listen to the Whole Bible?
English
98 hrs
Arabic
90 hrs
French
98 hrs
Indonesian
143 hrs
Japanese
118 hrs
Korean
85 hrs
Mandarin
100 hrs
Russian
98 hrs
Spanish
106 hrs
Listening to Audio Drama Bibles in the PRS App
Listening Time for Each of 66 Books of the Bible
舊約
39 卷合計 • 77h 6m
創世記
4h 52m
出埃及記
3h 33m
利未記
2h 39m
民數記
3h 31m
申命記
3h 18m
約書亞記
2h 9m
士師記
2h 2m
路得記
17m
撒母耳記上
3h 3m
撒母耳記下
2h 21m
列王紀上
2h 47m
列王紀下
2h 36m
歷代志上
2h 44m
歷代志下
3h
以斯拉記
51m
尼希米記
1h 17m
以斯帖記
38m
約伯記
2h 40m
詩篇
7h 33m
箴言
2h 13m
傳道書
48m
雅歌
26m
以賽亞書
5h 23m
耶利米書
5h 51m
耶利米哀歌
38m
以西結書
4h 28m
但以理書
1h 20m
何西阿書
43m
約珥書
16m
阿摩司書
32m
俄巴底亞書
4m
約拿書
10m
彌迦書
24m
那鴻書
9m
哈巴谷書
12m
西番雅書
12m
哈該書
8m
撒迦利亞書
47m
瑪拉基書
15m
新約
27 卷合計 • 22h 9m
馬太福音
2h 36m
馬可福音
1h 43m
路加福音
2h 55m
約翰福音
2h 12m
使徒行傳
2h 44m
羅馬書
1h 15m
哥林多前書
1h 12m
哥林多後書
48m
加拉太書
25m
以弗所書
24m
腓立比書
18m
歌羅西書
18m
帖撒羅尼迦前書
15m
帖撒羅尼迦後書
8m
提摩太前書
19m
提摩太後書
14m
提多書
7m
腓利門書
3m
希伯來書
54m
雅各書
19m
彼得前書
21m
彼得後書
13m
約翰壹書
21m
約翰貳書
2m
約翰叁書
2m
猶大書
5m
啟示錄
1h 42m
In English (NKJV). The Word of Promise Audio Bible.
How Much Bible to Listen to (Read) in One to Two Years?
Our Recommendation for Public and Private Bible Listening (Reading) Goals
舊約舊約77 小時
新約新約21 小時
(詩篇)(詩篇)6 小時
每週時數每週時數12 – 24 個月12 – 24 個月
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6小時00分 – 3小時00分
Hours are approximate, using English (NKJV) Audio Bible in the PRS App
Balancing OT & NT and Praying Psalms Often
Why Balance OT & NT and Pray Psalms Often?
Hebrews 1:1-2a (NIV)
In the past God spoke to our ancestors through the prophets at many times and in various ways, but in these last days he has spoken to us by his Son,…
Luke 9:35 (NKJV)
And a voice came out of the cloud, saying, “This is My beloved Son. Hear Him!”
Psalm 55:17 (NKJV)
Evening and morning and at noon I will pray, and cry aloud, And He shall hear my voice.
Psalm 72:20 (NKJV)
The prayers of David the son of Jesse are ended.
Luke 21:36a (NKJV)
Watch therefore, and pray always…
Cautions When Listening to the Bible
Deuteronomy 6:4-5 (ESV)
“Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God, the LORD is one. You shall love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your might.
John 5:39-40 (NIV)
You study the Scriptures diligently because you think that in them you have eternal life. These are the very Scriptures that testify about me, yet you refuse to come to me to have life.
Malachi 1:6a (ESV)
“A son honors his father, and a servant his master. If then I am a father, where is my honor? And if I am a master, where is my fear? says the Lord of hosts to you.”
Matthew 7:26 (ESV)
And everyone who hears these words of mine and does not do them will be like a foolish man who built his house on the sand.
A disciple is not above his teacher, but everyone when he is fully trained will be like his teacher.
2 Timothy 2:2b-6 (NKJV)
Commit these to faithful men who will be able to teach others also. You therefore must endure hardship as a good soldier of Jesus Christ. No one engaged in warfare entangles himself with the affairs of this life, that he may please him who enlisted him as a soldier. And also if anyone competes in athletics, he is not crowned unless he competes according to the rules. The hardworking farmer must be first to partake of the crops.
3 Steps for Successful Bible Listening (Reading)
Step 1. Belong to a PRS Group, Preferably with a Few Friends
Ecclesiastes 4:12 (NKJV) Though one may be overpowered by another, two can withstand him. And a threefold cord is not quickly broken.
Luke 4:16 (NKJV) So He came to Nazareth, where He had been brought up. And as His custom was, He went into the synagogue on the Sabbath day, and stood up to read.
Step 2. Set a One to Two-Year Goal
Deuteronomy 8:3 (NKJV) So He humbled you,allowed you to hunger, and fed you with manna which you did not know nor did your fathers know, that He might make you know that man shall not live by bread alone; but man lives by every word that proceeds from the mouth of the LORD.
Matthew 4:4 (NKJV) But He answered and said, “It is written,‘Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds from the mouthof God.’ ”
Step 3. Track and Share It
Proverbs 27:17 (NIV) As iron sharpens iron, so one person sharpens another.
1 Timothy 4:15 (ESV) Practice these things, immerse yourself in them, so that all may see your progress.
Comprehensive Judeo-Christian Learning
Proverbs 9:10 (NKJV & NIV)
The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, and knowledge of the Holy One is understanding.
1 Timothy 4:13 (NIV)
Until I come, devote yourself to the public reading of Scripture, to preaching and to teaching.
Public Reading of Scripture Listening to Scripture Together
Preaching Hearing Biblical Preaching
Teaching Reading Books (JSU Book Club & Private) & Studying the Bible
